PIA: INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM IN ACCOMPANIMENT
A 100% online program to introduce you to the world of accompaniment
More than 400 students have gone through this training experience. Now you can also take it as part of the new official university master’s degree in integral accompaniment.
THIS IS THE PROGRAM WE ARE PREPARING FOR YOU
Beginning September 2026.
UFV’s own 100% online degree.
18 ECTS credits.
Weekly synchronous sessions.
Individual and group mentoring.
International experts.
Materials and interactive resources.
Closing day in 3 venues.
3D Dynamism: awakening, discovering and deciding.
DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH ANY OF THESE EXPERIENCES?
I have trouble with human relationships
I need to know how to accompany my students in decisive issues.
I am very good at work, but I don’t know how to manage relationships.
I would like to know how to “accompany the life” of my patients, and not just prescribe for them.
I need to learn how to give feedback without causing pain.
7 LEARNINGS YOU WILL RECEIVE IN THIS PROGRAM
You will be introduced to the art of accompanying life.
You will unveil your limits and gifts.
You will put into play what you have discovered.
You will experience what it is to be accompanied.
You will discover the beauty of community.
You are going to put a new point and a new perspective on the way you look at others.
You are going to learn how to maintain transforming relationships.
INTERNATIONAL ACCOMPANIMENT PROGRAM SYLLABUS
Theme 1:
Our mission: to accompany
Topic 1: Field of play for accompaniment.
Topic 2: The DNA of accompaniment: awakening, discovering, and deciding.
Topic 3: Conditions for accompanying: the gaze.
Topic 4: Anthropological and psychological foundations of identity.
Theme 2:
We are beings of encounter
Topic 5: The logic of encounter.
Topic 6: The heart of the relationship: affective dynamism.
Topic 7: Conditions for accompanying: Listening.
Topic 8: Evolutionary stages and accompaniment.
Theme 3:
The community habitat
Topic 9: The community, a place of companionship.
Topic 10: My heart in community: discovering ourselves in relationship.
Topic 11: Communication for the meeting.
Topic 12: Conditions for accompaniment: from forgiveness to hope.
GENERAL AIMS

To understand the scope and meaning of accompaniment as a relational paradigm that responds to the human being in general and to the historical moment of the 21st century.

To establish and deepen the anthropological, psychological and pedagogical foundations of accompaniment.

To experience, on a personal and community level, the conditions for accompanying: looking, listening, forgiveness and hope.

To learn lessons for our work as companions, in any field, and for life.
MEET THE TEAM OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOMPANIMENT PROGRAM
Sonia González
My name is Sonia Gonzalez and I was lucky enough to be supported a few years ago. This experience changed my way of understanding human relationships. With a degree in Law and Administration, a PhD in Humanities, coach and mentor, I have undertaken my professional work, both in Spain and abroad, with more than 25 years of experience in the support and transformation of managers, trainers and students.
Paula Núñez
My name is Paula Núñez, Architect. I am thankful that in the last 10 years I have been able to dedicate myself completely to educational support as a program coordinator, mentor, teacher, trainer and researcher.
Clara de Cendra
My name is Clara de Cendra, and I am a graduate in Psychology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Systemic therapist and supervisor in individual, couple and family therapy accredited by FEAP. Specialized course in Family Psychology at the John Paul II Pontifical Institute. Expert psychologist at the Tribunal of the Rota of the Apostolic Nunciature.
Antonio Sastre
I am Antonio Sastre, University Degree of Philosophy and Educational Sciences. I have been a high school teacher for almost 20 years. Since 2008 I work as coordinator of integral formation of Regnum Christi schools in Spain.
I also teach various subjects within the Department of Humanistic Formation at the University Francisco de Vitoria and I am Co-Director of the Master in Accompaniment.
WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?

Professionals responsible for team and people management tasks.

Mentors and counselors, trainers or pastoral teams.

School principals and educational management teams.
TESTIMONIALS FROM PIA STUDENTS
Testimonial Ricardo Sada
Testimonial Mario Castillo
Testimonial Maria Casero
Testimonial Mª Carmen Fernández
Testimonial Lucía Vidales
Testimonial Judith de la Fuente
Testimonial Daniel Romero
Testimonial Anunciata López
Testimonial Gemma Magriña
Testimonial Bernardita García
Testimonial Nora Estela Caballero
Closing PIA Spain
Maybe you are thinking:
Sometimes money can be an issue. Therefore, we have tried to make things easier for you by adjusting the one-time payment and allowing the official fee to be paid in installments. You already know that this training is high level and worth more than it costs. You should be clear that this is not an expense, it is an investment in you, in your students, your team… have you ever thought about how much money “is worth to support the life” of those around you?
Very simple: if you try this program and you think it is not for you, or it is not worth the money you have invested, we will simply give you your money back. In the first 30 days you can enter the program, try it and do all the tasks without risk, to see if it is for you or not. If before those 30 days you decide it is not for you, we will give you your money back immediately. The best way to test the method and see if it is for you is to try it out.
This graduate program is summarized in 15 weeks of duration. In that time, our professors will give their all. We will support you so that you can get the most out of the program.
Yes, a challenge that we already have experience of at our university, with hundreds of students who tell us: “I never thought that online training could be so transformative”. You will have at your disposal an individual mentor who will be with you throughout the learning and growth process. You will also have one of the best platforms in the world for online training, so that technology plays in your favor. Our program is hosted on the CANVAS LMS e-learning platform: a collaborative learning platform used by leading international educational institutions such as Harvard, Oxford, MIT and Tecnológico de Monterrey.